TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Vaginosis, Bacterial
A1  - Hay, Jr, William W.
A1  - Levin, Myron J.
A1  - Deterding, Robin R.
A1  - Abzug, Mark J.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
AB  - Defined  as  a  polymicrobial  infection  of  the  vagina  caused  by  an  imbalance  of  the  normal  bacterial  vaginal  floraThe  altered  flora  has  a  paucity  of  hydrogen  peroxide–producing  lactobacilli  and  increased  concentrations  of  anaerobic  bacteria  (Prevotella  sp  and  Mobiluncus  sp),  Gardnerella  vaginalis,  Ureaplasma,  and  MycoplasmaWhether  bacterial  vaginosis  is  sexually  transmitted  is  unclear,  but  it  is  associated  with  having  multiple  sex  partners  and  increased  risk  of  other  sexually  transmitted  infectionsAssociated  with  premature  labor,  preterm  delivery,  intra-amniotic  infection,  and  postpartum  endometritis  in  pregnant  femalesAssociated  with  PID  and  urinary  tract  infections  in  nonpregnant  individual  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145459466
ER  -